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including scotland yard's top cop. tonight the woman who until recently ran rupert murdoch's newspaper holdings in the uk is under arrest. and the head of the london police department has abruptly resigned amid questions over his department's pursuit of the case. all this being followed very closely in this country, which is home to some of the crown jewels of murdoch's now damaged media empire. nbc's stephanie gosk is in london tonight with late developments for us in the case. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. well, the casualties in this story continue to pile up. rebekah brooks, one of rupert murdoch's most trusted executives is under arrest tonight. her spokesman says that she turned herself in and she's cooperating. then late tonight a surprise announcement from scotland yard that sir paul stephenson, the chief of police for the organization now investigating this scandal, he has stepped down. london's police chief resigned under intense pressure after it emerged that scotland yard hired
including scotland yard's top cop. tonight the woman who until recently ran rupert murdoch's newspaper holdings in the uk is under arrest. and the head of the london police department has abruptly resigned amid questions over his department's pursuit of the case. all this being followed very closely in this country, which is home to some of the crown jewels of murdoch's now damaged media empire. nbc's stephanie gosk is in london tonight with late developments for us in the case. stephanie, good...
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our own stephanie sk is outside scotland yard tonight in london. stephanie, how hashis affected life there? >> reporter: well, not much so far. it's interesting, brian, an internalovernment memo that was leaked to the british media said that the that level at airports and train stations had been increased to severe but it's cfusing, because e overall threat level has been at severe n for the past ye. both u.s. and british officials say there's no newhreat here. they've been hearing for months that al qaeda is planning attacks in europ but without giving any specifics, no locaons, no times, and no methods. so they stopped short of saying an attk is imminent. still, people th live in this country or are traveling to this country are asd to be vigilant. does that affect daily life? not really. you have an increase itourism and traffic in and out of aiorts and train stations has not gone down. so it might give people pae, t daily life hasn't changed. >> stephanie gosk with what a seve threat level looks like in ldon. stephanie, thanks. >>> here at home
our own stephanie sk is outside scotland yard tonight in london. stephanie, how hashis affected life there? >> reporter: well, not much so far. it's interesting, brian, an internalovernment memo that was leaked to the british media said that the that level at airports and train stations had been increased to severe but it's cfusing, because e overall threat level has been at severe n for the past ye. both u.s. and british officials say there's no newhreat here. they've been hearing for...
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yet more apologies from rupert murdoch, and new revelations about the evidence and scotland yard. >>> carmageddon, day one. they predicted catastrophe, so how's it going? >>> and what a kick. the remarkable american women just one game away from taking the remarkable american women just one game away from taking it all in the world cup. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. tonight, a good chunk of the country is feeling hot under the collar as an intense and what forecasters say will be a prolonged heat wave starts to take a dangerous hold across the middle of the country. by tomorrow at this time, temperatures will soar into the triple digits as far as north at minnesota. and no, this is not par for the cou course in july. this month, we have seen more than 900 temperatures meet or exceed all time records and of course, july is only half over. from atlanta, nbc's charles hadlock begins our coverage. >> reporter: texas is already in its worst drought in decades and this weekend, it's broiling in the heat. today is the 15th day in a row of temperatures at or
yet more apologies from rupert murdoch, and new revelations about the evidence and scotland yard. >>> carmageddon, day one. they predicted catastrophe, so how's it going? >>> and what a kick. the remarkable american women just one game away from taking the remarkable american women just one game away from taking it all in the world cup. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. tonight, a good chunk of the country is feeling hot under the collar...
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tonight, scotland yard's lead investigator says there may be as many as 4,000 victims in the case against rupert murdoch's media empire and among them, former prime minister gordon brown who says his family's privacy was violated by a story that hit very close to home. stephanie gosk has the report from london. >> reporter: the british public wants answers. rupert murdoch and top executive, rebecca brooks have all been asked to testify next week before a parliament committee. the powerful trio have yet to agree but "news international" the subsidiary that ran "the news of the world" is already defending itself against the latest allegations. in an interview on the bbc today, former prime minister, gordon brown, accused "news international" of employing known criminals to dig up personal information. >> i'm shocked. i'm genuinely shocked to find this happened because of the links with criminals. >> reporter: in 2006, a murdoch paper run at the time by rebecca brooks reported that brown's newborn son has cystic fibrosis. now brown questions the methods the paper used to get that information
tonight, scotland yard's lead investigator says there may be as many as 4,000 victims in the case against rupert murdoch's media empire and among them, former prime minister gordon brown who says his family's privacy was violated by a story that hit very close to home. stephanie gosk has the report from london. >> reporter: the british public wants answers. rupert murdoch and top executive, rebecca brooks have all been asked to testify next week before a parliament committee. the powerful...
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so for two to arrive in scotland in one day was a rare event indeed. equally uncommon, a diplomatic visit that gained so much attention when the vips themselves seem more interested in bamboo chutes. they were greeted by bagpipes, costumes and kilts, after an eight-hour journey from china, inflight meals on a plane adapted, dubbed the panda express. >> we monitored the pandas throughout the entire trip between eating the panda cakes and the carrots and the apples, they were just as happy as they could be. >> reporter: they have left their home to spend a decade in scotland. the female called sweetie is shy compared to her male traveling companion, sunshine. so shy, perhaps, that it will be months before they share a cage, and get to know each other a little better. it is notoriously difficult to breed pandas, but the hope is that sweetie and sunshine will not be the last new arrivals. once they become friends, they provide new links between china and the outside world. >> the pandas are a symbol of the friendship and the cooperation between chinese peo
so for two to arrive in scotland in one day was a rare event indeed. equally uncommon, a diplomatic visit that gained so much attention when the vips themselves seem more interested in bamboo chutes. they were greeted by bagpipes, costumes and kilts, after an eight-hour journey from china, inflight meals on a plane adapted, dubbed the panda express. >> we monitored the pandas throughout the entire trip between eating the panda cakes and the carrots and the apples, they were just as happy...
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scotland yard released a statement saying that the steady leaks to the media are getting in the way of their investigation. but scotland yard itself is being accused of being in on the scandal. >>> leon panetta has been to iraq and afghanistan before but never as defense secretary, that happened this weekend, he's only been on the job for 11 days and already those traveling with him say there's been an unmistakable change at the top at the pentagon. jim miklaszewski is traveling with him and tonight has an exclusive interview with the secretary. >> reporter: the new secretary of defense leon panetta surveyed iraq from a u.s. military helicopter today and was trou e troubled by the landscape below. troops scheduled to withdraw by the end of the are caught up again in the war. panetta told a gathering of soldiers today the killing must end. >> my first responsibility as secretary of defense is to make damned sure that we do everything necessary to protect you. >> reporter: panetta pressured iraq's top officials to send iraqi military officials out to hunter down attackers. in an intervie
scotland yard released a statement saying that the steady leaks to the media are getting in the way of their investigation. but scotland yard itself is being accused of being in on the scandal. >>> leon panetta has been to iraq and afghanistan before but never as defense secretary, that happened this weekend, he's only been on the job for 11 days and already those traveling with him say there's been an unmistakable change at the top at the pentagon. jim miklaszewski is traveling with...
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some members of scotland yards say police accepted bribes from reporters. >> an organization of 50,000 people and we've always said from time, some day they'll -- >> reporter: with the investigation widening daily here in the uk, some are wondering if the scandal will spread to murdoch's media holdings in the u.s. >> we need to find out, affirmatively, look into whether or not american citizens had their phones hacked into by any murdoch journalists. >> reporter: for now the only evidence is here in britain but proving to be enough to tarnish the image of a worldwide media empire. stephanie goss, nbc news, london. >>> in afghanistan tonight a lot of unanswered questions about the shocking assassination of president hamid karzai's half-brother. shot in cold blood at his home by a trusted associate. we have the story from kabul. >> reporter: hi, ann. ahmed wali karzai, he was lured out of a meeting and shot in cold blood. he was shot and killed by other security guards. he used the trust to lure him out of a meeting and shoot him in cold blood. he was also shot and killed by other securi
some members of scotland yards say police accepted bribes from reporters. >> an organization of 50,000 people and we've always said from time, some day they'll -- >> reporter: with the investigation widening daily here in the uk, some are wondering if the scandal will spread to murdoch's media holdings in the u.s. >> we need to find out, affirmatively, look into whether or not american citizens had their phones hacked into by any murdoch journalists. >> reporter: for now...
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. >> scotland yard the launching an operation to find as many as these perpetrators as possible in what will be the biggest investigation in its history. bigger than the 2005 london terrorist bombings, brian. >> michelle kosinski part of our team in london. this has rocked the people of london as you saw, and elsewhere. who want to know what it is exactly we're witnessing here. our veteran correspondent, martin fletcher, a london native himself, is there with more on the anger and hopelessness that's fueling a kind of tale of two cities. it's a painful week for londoners. >> reporter: we saw this man being mugged tonight. >> they beat you up? >> they beat me up and took my stuff. >> reporter: and this youtube video. a bleeding boy. others appeared to help him and then robbed him. everyone is asking -- why? >> there's nothing more i can say. i'm really shaken up at the moment. >> reporter: this is part of the answer. this building, 106 new bond street has been sold for $42 million, cash. what's more, there were 22 cash bidders on the property. a collision between two worlds. have's and t
. >> scotland yard the launching an operation to find as many as these perpetrators as possible in what will be the biggest investigation in its history. bigger than the 2005 london terrorist bombings, brian. >> michelle kosinski part of our team in london. this has rocked the people of london as you saw, and elsewhere. who want to know what it is exactly we're witnessing here. our veteran correspondent, martin fletcher, a london native himself, is there with more on the anger and...
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. >> reporter: the 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie scotland killed almost 300. gadhafi denied involvement for years and finally accepted responsibility and he paid out billions of dollars in compensation. tom aberman died in the trash, today a huge relief for his brother bert. >> i thought i would never see the day that this killer, this coward would be removed from power. >> reporter: just a few years ago, gadhafi was being embraced by the leader, the terrorist had abandoned his weapons of mass destruction. but the thaw ended as the arab spring swept through libya, gadhafi's response? more brutal repression. jim maceda, nbc news, london. >>> now we turn to a developing story in this country with millions of americans stretched along the east coast on summer vacation, we have a hurricane to tell you about tonight, hurricane irene. who's heading toward the bahamas and then later this week targeting the united states. late this afternoon, the international space station took some photos of irene as it moved off puerto rico. weather channel's brian norcross is with
. >> reporter: the 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie scotland killed almost 300. gadhafi denied involvement for years and finally accepted responsibility and he paid out billions of dollars in compensation. tom aberman died in the trash, today a huge relief for his brother bert. >> i thought i would never see the day that this killer, this coward would be removed from power. >> reporter: just a few years ago, gadhafi was being embraced by the leader, the...
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. >> i'm phil campbell from scotland. >> my name's phil campbell, i'm from juneau, alaska. >> phil campbell from austin, texas. >> reporter: before the tornado there were plans here to celebrate the town's centennial, with a festival, music and an open invitation to anyone named phil campbell. but because of the destruction, nitaarton the parks and recreation organizer told phil campbell the celebration would have to be cancelled. but the phils are still coming in to help. >> it was clear that people wanted to do something. >> reporter: the town's residents are deeply moved by the support. >> knowing that these people wanted to come to town, we had to have the festival. we had to make these people feel better. >> reporter: the phils have now raised thousands of dollars for rebuilding. >> we needed to come over here and be one phil campbell for the town of phil campbell. >> reporter: school kids have sent hundreds of cards organized by another phil campbell. >> i'm here to help you get your town back and rebuild. >> reporter: in a time of need a close connection in more than name only. mark
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. >>> if you were flying the low cost all coach airline flybe in scotland a while back and thought you saw william and catherine a few rows away, well, that was them. they flew the airline back from their cousin's wedding. their tickets were around $60. william's brother harry flew the decidedly no frills easy jet, though he reportedly paid $16 to check his military duffel bag, proving the royals are just like regular people. >>> the people of pittsburgh are being told tonight if they hear gunfire or explosions or other mayhem, it is just batman. the latest sequel is being filmed in that city, using the skyline as a backdrop. they are expecting, though, some calls to 911. >>> and a modern day hollywood classic is in the news. there it is. if you saw "the shawshank redemption," you remember the tree. if you haven't seen the movie, we won't give anything away here, but it is a critical part of the story. sadly, the real tree in a state park in mansfield, ohio, has been badly damaged in a severe storm. it is 175 years old, and it may not make it. the old oak tree, turns out, was full of d
. >>> if you were flying the low cost all coach airline flybe in scotland a while back and thought you saw william and catherine a few rows away, well, that was them. they flew the airline back from their cousin's wedding. their tickets were around $60. william's brother harry flew the decidedly no frills easy jet, though he reportedly paid $16 to check his military duffel bag, proving the royals are just like regular people. >>> the people of pittsburgh are being told tonight...
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he's also known it would only happen following a huge personal loss, as he talked about with us in scotland last fall. >> i think about it a bit, but it's much better not to. this is something that -- it comes, regrettably it comes with the death of your parent, which is not so nice, to say the least. >> part of our conversation with prince charles last year. it's worth pointing out the queen celebrates her 85th birthday tomorrow. her own mother, the queen mom, lived to the age of 101. >>> courtesy of this week's ""new york times"" magazine, we have a photo to show you. it shows aside from being the first african-american president, barack obama is also the first former pirate to become president. this photo shows a very young barack obama at home in hawaii on halloween with his mother, who, by the way, is the subject of this weekend's magazine article. >>> up next here tonight, a 22-year-old american far from home on a real-life hurt locker mission. ... that works with ready-to-use liquid miracle-gro. it's a revolutionary way to grow a great garden. liquafeed makes feeding as easy as water
he's also known it would only happen following a huge personal loss, as he talked about with us in scotland last fall. >> i think about it a bit, but it's much better not to. this is something that -- it comes, regrettably it comes with the death of your parent, which is not so nice, to say the least. >> part of our conversation with prince charles last year. it's worth pointing out the queen celebrates her 85th birthday tomorrow. her own mother, the queen mom, lived to the age of...
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lately, after renouncing terror and taking responsibility for the lockerbie bombing over scotland, off the list of rogue leaders. today, gadhafi on state tv refused to acknowledge the uprising. he has said foreigners are in the country to cause chaos. >> this is a very serious development and we are afraid that a human rights catastrophe is actually unfolding as i speak. >> reporter: meanwhile, there are reports the rebellion is moving closer to the capitol of tripoli, trapping people in their homes. >> please, please, please, please, we need your help. we need your help to help us. please. do you hear the guns? oh, my goodness. >> reporter: one of gadhafi's sons spoke on state tv, saying the military has been defending itself against separatists who are trying to divide the nation and that media reports have been exaggerating the problem. and here across the border in egypt, a crowd converged on libya's embassy in cairo. many there worried about and barely able to reach family back home. >> i have managed to talk to one of my uncles. the others, the cousins, i don't know anything abou
lately, after renouncing terror and taking responsibility for the lockerbie bombing over scotland, off the list of rogue leaders. today, gadhafi on state tv refused to acknowledge the uprising. he has said foreigners are in the country to cause chaos. >> this is a very serious development and we are afraid that a human rights catastrophe is actually unfolding as i speak. >> reporter: meanwhile, there are reports the rebellion is moving closer to the capitol of tripoli, trapping...
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and from the response they've received in scotland, it seems to be working. stephanie gosk, nbc news, edinborough. >>> that's nbc nightly news for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today". good night, everyone. . . # >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. we're closely monitoring
and from the response they've received in scotland, it seems to be working. stephanie gosk, nbc news, edinborough. >>> that's nbc nightly news for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today". good night, everyone. . . # >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. we're closely monitoring
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and from the response they've received in scotland, it seems to be working. stephanie gosk, nbc news, edin brou >>> that's nbc nightly news for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on today. i'll see you tomorrow morning on today. good night, everyone. captions paid for by nbc-universal television baby caughing... baby wheezing... baby caughing... anncr: congress can't ignore the facts. more air pollution means more childhood asthma attacks. baby caughing... anncr: log on to lungusa.org
and from the response they've received in scotland, it seems to be working. stephanie gosk, nbc news, edin brou >>> that's nbc nightly news for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on today. i'll see you tomorrow morning on today. good night, everyone. captions paid for by nbc-universal television baby caughing... baby wheezing... baby caughing... anncr: congress can't ignore the facts. more air pollution means more childhood asthma...